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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: From the Deserts They Come.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the Aboriginals afraid of white men?
(a) Because white pirates had already killed men and taken women as sex slaves.
(b) Because they had received threatening letters from them.
(c) Because they had seen white men fighting from a distance.
(d) Because they were afraid of the strange colour of their skin.

2. How many wives does Kundilla have?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. Who is Yellagonga?
(a) A peace-loving tribal leader.
(b) A powerful spirit ancestor.
(c) A war-loving tribal leader.
(d) An Aboriginal god.

4. How do the Aboriginals cut their meat?
(a) With sharp stones.
(b) With knives and forks.
(c) With bears' teeth.
(d) With their teeth.

5. What weapons do the Aboriginal men use to hunt with?
(a) Swords.
(b) Guns.
(c) Spears.
(d) Sticks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the white construction workers doing?

2. Why are the Aboriginal people forced to accept the white men's system of justice and punishment?

3. How does Captain Fremantle try to communicate when he realizes they don't understand him?

4. What flag do the soldiers raise on the shore?

5. What happens when Udja complains to a white magistrate that his wife has been stolen by a white man?

(see the answer key)

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